The Supreme Court declined on Monday to discuss a challenge to a New
York state law requiring prospective gun owners to demonstrate they need
to defend themselves before getting a concealed-carry license for a
handgun.

New York state attorney general Eric Schneiderman filed a brief to
the high court arguing that the New York law, similar to measures in at
least seven other states, operated in accordance with the Second
Amendment by allowing for private firearm possession while fulfiling
state requirements for public safety.

In December 2012, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an Illinois law barring gun owners from carrying their weapons in public. State lawmakers were given 180 days to modify the law.